Christiane Pieper

Christiane Pieper (* 1962 in Bergisches Land ) is a German comic artist and illustrator .

life and work

Christiane Pieper grew up as the second daughter of a farmer and a church organist on a farm. After completing a preliminary diploma in psychology, she studied visual communication in Kassel and Düsseldorf .

Pieper has been illustrating children's and non-fiction books and novels for young people for publishers in Germany and abroad since 1993. Since then she has illustrated a total of over 40 books.

She has also conducted drawing workshops in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.

style

Pieper is particularly interested in capturing moods and movement in her images and this reveals the humor in the situations she portrays. Because of her childhood on a farm, she has a special interest in animals and their symbolism for humanity.

Prices

• 1994: Troisdorf picture book award
• 2019: Troisdorf picture book award for her illustrations of Hick! by Anushka Ravishankar

Bibliography (selection)

• The carrot eater with Diana Pitcher , Peter Hammer Verlag , Wuppertal 1993. ISBN 3-87294-543-2
• Come to the world , Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 1994, 2004, 2009. ISBN 3-87294-632-3
• Criss-cross Josefine and the bear , Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 1998, 2004. ISBN 3-87294-794-X
• The niece in the spruce , Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 2009. ISBN 978-3-7795-0272-2
• Anna's dream day with Tanya Stewner , S. Fischer Verlag , Frankfurt a. M. 2012. ISBN 978-3-596-85467-7
• Wellington boots arguing with Heidemarie Brosche , Coppenrath Verlag . Münster, 2012. ISBN 978-3-649-61177-6
• Tired? I? with Jochen Mariss, Graphic Workshop Bielefeld 2013. ISBN 978-3-86229-236-3
• The Prince in a Pickle Jar with Katharina Morello , Wuppertal, Peter Hammer Verlag 2014, ISBN 978-3-7795-0495-5
• Country egg. A Childhood , Edition Moderne , Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-03731-135-6

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official website ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Troisdorf picture book prize. Official website
3. ↑ Troisdorf Picture Book Prize , accessed on April 28, 2019.

Web links

• Christiane Pieper's website